For people lacking some background, South Korea used to have coordinated mass labour strikes across the country in the 90s[1][2] and early 00s[3], some of which

For people lacking some background, South Korea used to have coordinated mass labour strikes across the country in the 90s[1][2] and early 00s[3], some of which turned violent. This type of 'polite' (possibly 'passive aggressive') protest is a signal that will be taken much more seriously by South Koreans across the board. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%931997_strikes_in_South_Korea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%931997_strikes_in_S... [2] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-02-mn-152-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-02-mn-152-st... [3] https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2003/11/kore-n19.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2003/11/kore-n19.html